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Hilarious movie reminiscent of Mad TV and SNL mock TV shows. First saw
this on cable in the 80s and fell off my chair laughing. This is the
kind of stuff Danny Devito does best. Dark, sarcastic humor.

Struggling producer Vic de Salvo (Devito) hatches a scheme to become a
big TV star by creating and staring in his own shows and selling them
to a struggling network. When he meets and falls in love with Francine,
(Rhea Perlman) a woman who works for the Neilson Ratings Beaureau, he
uses her knowledge to kidnap the Neilson families and send his mobster
crew to "house-sit" for them and tune into his shows.

The mock shows are hilarious and I swear some of them are actually
templates for shows that were minor hits later on. This reminds me a
little of "Stay Tuned". Well worth a look, though slightly dated.
Future "Cheers" stars, Perlman and George Wendt and an early look at
Michael Richards ("Seinfeld"'s Kramer).

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